Catfish

Catfish

Type	Fish
Location	River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp
Time	6am - 12am
Season	Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter
Weather	Rain
Difficulty	75
Behaviour	Mixed
Size	12 to 73
Sell Price	200g

The Catfish is a rare river fish that only bites when it rains. It is one of the more valuable common fish, and it puts up a hard fight on the line. Rainy days in Spring and Fall are the usual time to hunt it in the rivers of Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest, while the Secret Woods and the Witch's Swamp give a second chance in Summer. The River Fish Bundle needs one, and it is Willy's favourite gift. Few early fish are worth more, so a single good rainy day can be very profitable.

The in-game description reads: An uncommon fish found in streams.

Catching

In the river that flows through Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest, the Catfish bites on rainy days in Spring and Fall. The Riverlands Farm, Forest Farm and Hill-Top Farm have river water that follows the same rule.

The pond in the Secret Woods and the water in the Witch's Swamp also hold Catfish. There it can bite on rainy days in Spring, Summer and Fall, which adds Summer to the Catfish season.

The fish is active from 6am until midnight. In Winter, using a Rain Totem makes it rain, and the Catfish returns to these waters for that day.

On the line, the Catfish is a tough opponent. Its difficulty is high and its behaviour is mixed, so it wanders unpredictably up and down the bar. A low-level angler may lose it many times. A Cork Bobber widens the green bar, and a Trap Bobber slows its escape. Both need an Iridium Rod. Food that raises the Fishing skill also helps.

Magic Bait removes the rain, time and season limits, so the Catfish bites on any day.

There are other ways to get one. Linus sometimes mails a Catfish as a gift. A pet cat at maximum friendship may leave one. Garbage Cans in town can hold one in Spring and Fall. The Traveling Cart sells it now and then, but at a high price.

Prices

A normal Catfish sells for 200g, and an iridium one sells for 400g. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half, so an iridium Catfish sold by an Angler fetches 600g. That makes it one of the best-paying fish an early player can catch.

A Fish Smoker doubles the price and keeps the quality of the fish. For a fish this valuable, one piece of Coal is a small cost, so good-quality Catfish are strong candidates for smoking.

Cooking a Catfish into Sashimi throws away most of its value, since Sashimi sells for only 75g.

In a Fish Pond, Catfish multiply slowly, adding a new fish every four days. The pond produces only Catfish Roe, worth 130g each. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.

The pond grows through three requests. The first asks for Amethyst, Copper Bars, Red Mushrooms or Topaz. The second asks for Bat Wings, Earth Crystals, Mixed Seeds or Purple Mushrooms. The last asks for a Diamond, Iron Bars, Mayonnaise or Pickles.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality	Price	Fisher (+25%)	Angler (+50%)
Normal	200g	250g	300g
Silver	250g	312g	375g
Gold	300g	375g	450g
Iridium	400g	500g	600g

Uses

The River Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank room needs a Sunfish, a Catfish, a Shad and a Tiger Trout. Its reward is a stack of Deluxe Bait. The Catfish is often the last fish of this bundle, since it depends on rain.

A Help Wanted request may ask for a Catfish, with gold and friendship as the reward.

At the Sewing Machine, a Catfish in the spool makes a dyeable Fish Shirt. Like any fish, it also works in Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.

Gifts

Willy loves the Catfish. It is one of the best gifts for him, and it is easy to hand over when he is in his shop at the beach.

Demetrius, Elliott, Leo, Linus, Pam and Sebastian are neutral about it.

Among those who dislike Catfish are Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. The marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane share that view, and so do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis dislike it too, and so do Jas and Vincent.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

These villagers love receiving Catfish as a gift.

Villager	Image
Willy

Notes

Spend the first rainy day of Spring at the river. One Catfish covers the River Fish Bundle, a second makes a fine gift for Willy, and any extra sells well. Using a Rain Totem in Winter gives one more chance before the year ends.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Location	Season	Price
Albacore	Ocean	Fall; Winter	75g
Anchovy	Ocean	Spring; Fall	30g
Angler	Pelican Town	Fall	900g
Blobfish	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	500g
Blue Discus	Ginger Island	All	120g
Bream	River	All	45g
Bullhead	Mountain Lake	All	75g
Carp	Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair	Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair	30g
Catfish	River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp	Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter	200g
Chub	Mountain Lake; Forest River	All	50g
Clam	-	All	50g
Cockle	-	All	50g
Crab	-	All	100g
Crayfish	-	All	75g
Crimsonfish	Ocean	Summer	1500g
Dorado	Forest River	Summer	100g
Eel	Ocean	Spring; Fall	85g
Flounder	Ocean; Ginger Island	Spring; Summer	100g
Ghostfish	Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines	All	45g
Glacierfish	Cindersap Forest	Winter	1000g
Glacierfish Jr.	Cindersap Forest	All	1000g
Goby	Cindersap Forest Waterfalls	All	150g
Halibut	Ocean	Spring; Summer; Winter	80g
Herring	Ocean	Spring; Winter	30g
Ice Pip	The Mines, Floor 60	All	500g
Largemouth Bass	Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm	All	100g
Lava Eel	Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera	All	700g
Legend	Mountain Lake	Spring	5000g
Legend II	Mountain Lake	All	5000g
Lingcod	River; Mountain Lake	Winter	120g
Lionfish	Ginger Island	All	100g
Lobster	-	All	120g
Midnight Carp	Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater)	Fall; Winter	150g
Midnight Squid	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	100g
Ms. Angler	Pelican Town	All	900g
Mussel	-	All	30g
Mutant Carp	The Sewers	All	1000g
Octopus	The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market	Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island)	150g
Oyster	-	All	40g
Perch	River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond	Winter	55g
Periwinkle	-	All	20g
Pike	River; Forest Pond	Summer; Winter	100g
Pufferfish	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer	200g
Radioactive Carp	The Sewers	All	1000g
Rainbow Trout	River; Mountain Lake	Summer	65g
Red Mullet	Ocean	Summer; Winter	75g
Red Snapper	Ocean; Beach Farm	Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem	50g
Salmon	River	Fall	75g
Sandfish	The Desert	All	75g
Sardine	Ocean	Spring; Fall; Winter	40g
Scorpion Carp	The Desert	All	150g
Sea Cucumber	Ocean; Submarine at Night Market	Fall; Winter	75g
Shad	River	Spring; Summer; Fall	60g
Shrimp	-	All	60g
Slimejack	Mutant Bug Lair	All	100g
Smallmouth Bass	Town River; Forest Pond	Spring; Fall	50g
Snail	-	All	65g
Son of Crimsonfish	Ocean	All	1500g
Spook Fish	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	220g
Squid	Ocean	Winter	80g
Stingray	Pirate Cove	All	180g
Stonefish	Floor 20 of The Mines	All	300g
Sturgeon	Mountain Lake	Summer; Winter	200g
Sunfish	River	Spring; Summer	30g
Super Cucumber	Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market	Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17)	250g
Tiger Trout	River	Fall; Winter	150g
Tilapia	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer; Fall	75g
Tuna	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All	100g
Void Salmon	Witch's Swamp	All	150g
Walleye	River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond	Fall; Winter with Rain Totem	105g
Woodskip	Secret Woods; Forest Farm	All	75g